Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-10

A@oieoesd dispatch TO the New York sun. August Q.
SLOWLY, IKE far nafad queen emerging from
the waves In spectacular play, the stately volun-
teer arose from a mere white speck into the fun
proportions OF her matches grace and beauty.
she was not racing to any great extent but was
looking mighty pretty as she made her nnai
1ach Tor the finish. There was hardly breath
q air stirring. The bay seemed to have gone to
aeep Commodore Gerry and Fleet Captain Kort-
tHnt Watehed the lazy progress OF the clipper
toward the line from the bridge OF the Electra
rs the prospective cup defender ndolently drffted
across the line at 7:4213 and captured the 1000
cup, Gen Paine and Designer Burgess lifted their
Eectrss WS, sne s sMa S soot from The
accentuated her victory. she gliCfed into the
nar6or and anchored. and the rocks told and re-
derous greeting Of the Eastern Yacht CUBS Meet
as II gave her good morning Then Marble
neaaers ana reporters in dories and catboats
sutroundeo the great sloop, until she looked like
big bird with q brood OF little ones.
Gen; Paine and Mr. Burgess todd the reporters
Una. Iney were entirely satisfied with the yachts
performance Gen. Paine aud: 1.-The Volunteer
30 Tar, has more than come UP TO nv expeCtpttons
AS Tar as she has been tested do not ind weak
Spot IN her, nor anything 10 indicate that she is
not Just right Her Sails are getting nicely
stretched, and set very we'll The Yacht has
proved pro to De very good iight-weatner boat and
promises 70 be very good In heavy weather as we'll
Except in the run from the Sow ana PIGS 10 the
aen anu Snickehs during the race for the Goelet
Cup at Newport last week there has been little
chance to try her spinuaker and balloon jibtop-
SAIL put where those sails have been used tie
MS1S q Inc yacnt was equally satisfactory" Be-
Messrs. Robert Treat Paine, Joseph Fay. George
II. Richards K A Willard and Or. John Bryant.
Ar, borgess went TO Boston this morning 80 make
arrangements for putting the Volunteer f,t, the
dry-dock, and having her bottom cleaned Tor
thursdays race for the 81 900 cup offered by the
S boston Merdfd ana prizes given by the Eastern
From the start at Vineyard Haven nearly up TO
Pollock Grip LIghtship the race, according to the
feet by at least 3 miles over Nantuckef Shoals.
Fnere was DEAD calm at O'clock In the evening
ana anchor was let go on Nauset. Here she rolled
breeze from the southwest arose at 9:3O and she
weighed anchor and danced along before IL. AS
Sne ran aiong toward the Highlands Of the cape
the vino 1reShened somewhat, and held pretty
s1eauiiy I'LL O'Clock, when t fell calm and there
was another drift. This continued Tor about an
n ,ns mnen lne wind came on the shore again,
strong for about an hour and half, and the neet
astern seemed TO be gaining some on their leader
More Gains and light breezes followed as the Vol.
unteer made her way across the bay. A Crouu OF
racers followed the Burgess masterpiece H. The
Mayfiower led them. The wind had shifted to the
the line al 10 :07: to the tune OF many whistles
ana anchored In the harbor just astern OF the
The Volunteer beats the NARROWER hours -,
minutes and seconds, the Priscilla hours, :ss
minutes and 20 seconds, and the Atlantic = hours
% minutes and 20 seconds The Bedouin captures
the Second-class prize, beating the Oracle q min
utes and 25 seconds. The Titania did not finish
She, and probably all the big single stfckers win
go into dry dock to-day to prepare Tor Thursdays
race.
THE THISTLE NOT SPOKEN
Although 1t is sixteen days to-day since the
Thistle sailed from Greenock for New York, and
She is bow probably not more than 600 miles
away, no steamship has yet reported seeing her
This Is easily accounted for IL IL he true that She
took southerly passage. All the steamers run
ming between New York and English ports now
take the extreme northern passage, running as
high as 10 degrees north latitude as the National
line ship England did that arrived yesterday.
Secretary Fatrchild instructed the collector OF
customs at New York 10 allow free entry OF the
Thistle's racing salts, snrouds and yawl